Overview
- CBP reports the stop occurred on Feb. 28 at the Paso del Norte Port of Entry when a 2018 Dodge Ram with Mexican plates was flagged for inspection.
- Officers used a nonintrusive inspection scan to spot anomalies, and a K-9 then alerted to concealed packages inside the vehicle.
- Agents recovered 122 bundles comprising 122.8 kilograms of cocaine, about 14.86 kilograms of fentanyl, and nearly 2 kilograms of methamphetamine, totaling close to 140 kilograms.
- The driver, identified by CBP as a Mexican national, was arrested and is facing federal drug trafficking charges.
- Port Director Ray Provencio described the case as a significant seizure that prevented a major narcotics load from entering the country.